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Offline tobybrennan

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #10 on: 11 August 2009, 16:39 »
always the best way:)
i think 17's are a bit to big for a mk3 :cool:

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #11 on: 11 August 2009, 16:45 »
Might try a set of 16's - I think 14's look too small - not sure about 15's
Looking for a cheap set of 17's

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #12 on: 11 August 2009, 16:51 »
yeah 16's look alright, just  :wink:

but me myself prefer 14's - 15's





thats mine on 14's, down to preference though deffo:)

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #13 on: 11 August 2009, 16:54 »
16s are perfect in my opinion

16s with rolled arches all round and you're on to a winner  :evil:

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #14 on: 11 August 2009, 16:57 »
yeah i suppose rolled arches isnt a bad shout  :wink:

all depends how low you want to go i guess:)

40-50mm:) or sump about 20mm off the floor:)

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #15 on: 11 August 2009, 17:11 »
just to hijack this thread a little, i have 205/40/17's, on rs4 alloys, do ya reckon i could stretch a thinner tyre on them?
or do you have to certain wheels for a massive tyre stretch.
as far as the lowering goes - on mine i am about 8cm off the floor on the front (dont know how much it has been lowered)and mine only rubs when i have 4 people in the car - but i dont think mine has been done properly!!


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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #16 on: 11 August 2009, 17:14 »
you could, but as fair as im concerned no point:)

the police could pull you for stretching your tyres:) and it fails the MOT :wink:

when you lower your car, like low!!
your turning it into a two seater:)

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #17 on: 11 August 2009, 17:22 »
just to hijack this thread a little, i have 205/40/17's, on rs4 alloys, do ya reckon i could stretch a thinner tyre on them?
or do you have to certain wheels for a massive tyre stretch.
as far as the lowering goes - on mine i am about 8cm off the floor on the front (dont know how much it has been lowered)and mine only rubs when i have 4 people in the car - but i dont think mine has been done properly!!

185/35/17 tyres will give you more clearance


I still say 16's are the best all round

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #18 on: 11 August 2009, 17:32 »
yours 16's yeah joe?

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #19 on: 11 August 2009, 21:19 »
This was 15"s, drove much better and you could lower it loads more.